The famous actress and model Eugenia Mandzhieva is among the nominees for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Film “The gulls”, created by Ella Manzheeva, talks about the difficult life of the inhabitants of the city Lagan, living by the sea on the edge of Europe – in a little known and mysterious Republic of Kalmykia.

An unhappily married young woman who can’t quite bring herself to change her life finds that fate has a way of intervening in “The Gulls,” a powerfully atmospheric but narratively understated debut that nevertheless marks Russian helmer-writer Ella Manzheeva as a talent to watch. Manzheeva sets the minimalistic action in her homeland, Kalmykia, Read the rest of this entry »

Elza lives in a small town Lagan in the Republic of Kalmykia on the Caspian Sea.

Another year comes to an end, it’s cold and the steppe is covered in a thin layer of snow. When her husband, who makes a living from illegal fishing, asks her one night what she did during the day, she lies. She wasn’t at her mother’s, but at the bus stop. She thought of leaving – to find out what it might be to escape the infinite expanse of her dreary small world. But she didn’t dare; instead she stays and withdraws into herself, unconcerned by who might see.

Young kalmyk actor Eugene Sangadzhiev in the film about Stalin. He was born on June 5, 1986 in Elista, reports Independent Kalmyk Art Center. Eugene Sangadzhiev in 2005 he graduated from the College of Arts in Elista (Department of choreography).

This film is the most expecting in this year. We all can have different attitude to this great person but we can’t deny that he had strong and hard character.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of founding of the Friends of Tibet Society (FTS) in Kalmyk Republic, a variety of public events, such as seminars, lectures and teaching on the Buddhist philosophy and cultural heritage, exhibition, film screening and talks on Tibet were organized recently in Elista, capital of Kalmyk Republic in Russian Federation, reported Central Tibetan Administration (Dharamsala).

Czech Television makes film about Kalmykia. Today, 16 of July the city of Elista (Kalmykia) has been visited Czech Television ceskatelevize.cz, says the Kalmyk information and touristic centre “www.Kalmykia.EU”.

It is important not to give up hope, the sun is always going to shine tomorrow and there is always a brighter future, teaches Supreme Lama of Kalmykia Telo Tulku Rinpoche, born in America and preaching in Kalmykia. Read the rest of this entry »

After watching the movie the new head of the republic Alexei Orlov, formally appealed to the Kirsan Ilyumzhinov with a proposal to head the government of Kalmykia, in which he refused.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said in his reply speech, during the years of the regional leaders he has fulfilled all the promises made and now he has “other business and other plans.” Read the rest of this entry »